Hot Chocolate Cookies

Hot Chocolate is my kiddos FAV winter treat.  Heck, they even request it when it's warm!  When I found this recipe about 5 years ago I was intrigued.  Hmmmm....what would a Hot Chocolate Cookie taste like?  Pure bliss that's what!!! No, these aren't healthy per say but they are WORTH IT!

HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Yields about 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients: 

2 sticks room temperature butter
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extra
3 1/4 cups flour
4 packages or 1/2 cup Hot Chocolate Mix (not sugar free)
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup milk chocolate chips
2 cups mini marshmallows

Directions: 

1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  

2) Cream together both sugars and the butter until light and fluffy in a stand mixer.  

3) Slowly mix in the eggs and vanilla.
4) Slowly add in all dry ingredients, scrap the sides as needed.
5) Lastly stir in chocolate chips.
6) Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and drop cookie dough, I use a 1 T sized ice cream scooper.
7) Bake cookies at 350 degree oven for 9 minutes.  Remove from oven and top with 5-6 mini marshmallows, gently pressing them in a bit and cook an additional 2 minutes to where the marshmallows start to puff. 

8) Let cool a few minutes before removing from the pan (this helps them not break or loose shape). ENJOY!!

Share this recipe with a friend who has kiddos that like HOT CHOCOLATE!!  

Recipe adapted from Baked Bree

Pumpkin Lactation Cookies

When I was nursing and pumping for my 3rd child I was OBSESSED with Lactation cookies!!  I would eat 2-6 each and every day!  I really felt eating lactation cookies helped with my milk supply and they were super yummy!  I would keep them in the freezer and enjoy them for a snack or when I had a craving for something sweet. 

As time went on I got a little bored with the Chocolate Chip ones I was making, you can find that recipe here.  I went to searching for a different yummy recipe and stumbled upon a Pumpkin Spice recipe.  I made a few changes to suit my liking and wanted to share it with you! 

Ingredients:
4 tbsp Flaxseed Meal
8 T Water
1 cup room temperature butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 T pumpkin pie spice
4 T brewer’s yeast (I buy it from Whole Foods or you can order online)
4 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the flaxseed meal and water in a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.

In a stand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar and brown sugar until creamed. Add the eggs, flaxseed meal/water, vanilla, pumpkin puree and mix well.

Add the flour, salt, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and brewer’s yeast and stir on low until combined. Finally add in the oats till combined and add the white chocolate chips.  

Use non-stick cookie sheets and line with parchment paper.  Spoon cookie dough onto cookie sheets (about 1 T dough per cookie) about 2″ apart. I use a 1" mini ice cream scooper to easily drop the dough onto the cookie sheets.  Bake for 12-14 minutes. Cool cookies on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for final cooling. Enjoy and Share! 

**recipe adapted from: lambnwolf.com